NOVA SCOTIA PHOTOS......

I'm posting some photos of our getaway last weekend......and I will see what else I can come up with....

This "little guy".....crossed the road in front of us, while DH and I were off for a drive on our getaway last weekend....

This was taken early one morning from the deck of the cabin we stayed at....beautiful sunrise, and it was actually warm enough to enjoy my morning coffee outside.....

This was the cabin we stayed at....it was SO nice...we were literally on the side of a mountain.....looking down.....

Thus was taken from the deck of our cabin...it was on our actual anniversary, we were getting ready to go down the mountain to the Inn for dinner.

Passed this scenery on our drive one day last week.....

Have a great day everyone.....I think I will try and photograph my stitching WIP's today......

Marion

ANYONE STILL OUT THERE????

I have been gone from my own Blog for a shameful amount of time!!! I kept saying..."I must post...I must post..."....and I did not.
I have been trying to keep up with reading all the wonderful stitching Blogs out there...and fantastic stitching produced......
I have been stitching these past few months....and knitting.....and occasionally working on a Swedish Woven blanket....
At present, I am working on Plum Street Samplers..."The Flood".....and "My Brother's Keeper"......pictures will follow in the next post...I promise.....
This past week my DH and I celebrated our 25th anniversary, and for the first time EVER, we went away without the kids or any animals.....we went to another part of Nova Scotia...and had the most fantastic time!!
(Will send along a photo or two of that).
Since my last post, I have also had a Birthday, my son graduated High School, and started community college,my oldest daughter graduated community college... and our youngest daughter started grade 10.

Isn't this gorgeous?  This was taken while on our mini vacation last week...

Larry and I on our 25th.......

A change or two to my  sampler wall...and I'm almost ready to add another....

If you are still reading my poor, poor blog, leave a comment and let me know!!  Thanks!!

I just HAD to post....

Nicola, over at http://stitchingbyacornishseashore.blogspot.com/ is having a competition, and well, I just HAD to post a couple of photos of Hemi....he is really quite hilarious when it comes to his sleeping positions.....the first one...he fell asleep on my youngest daughter when she had her legs out like this........

And this is his usual sleeping position in his kennel.......

As for the stitching front, I have been stitching here and there......a couple of smalls with nothing to speak of to show at the moment....I do have a framing to show you though! I just LOVE how this turned out....and also I thought I'd show you a photo (sorry for the poor quality, it's hard to get a photo of this wall)...of my stitching wall.....

Enjoy your day everyone!!

Marion

The Fall of Man......

Good morning from Nova Scotia!!!

I fell in love with this older "Plum Street Sampler" design, the first time I found it while browsing the web. I had to have it to add to my ever growing obsession of Paulette's designs....I got it, and started it, and am almost finished with it....my goal is to take it to get framed later this week

Not sure what is going on with the colour....the actual colour is somewhere in between both photos. It is dark out once again today, so it's not great for taking photos!

Last week was a busy week here in this household.....my oldest turned 21........I worked extra hours at my part-time job (I am a card merchandiser for American Greetings).....and the general getting back into a routine thing going on......this week probably won't be much different.

Any of you fellow stitchers collectors? I am a collector....I love collecting things, and adding to my collections...it's the thrill of the hunt, you know what I mean? Recently, (okay, a few months ago)....I started collecting flower frogs and scissors.....this is one of my flower frogs, with my "black" scissors displayed. Sadly, my family does not see my obsession with scissors or flower frogs....LOL.....

At any rate, must get my day started around here......possibly a venture out into our large back yard with the puppy, to burn off some of his energy....and then stitch for a while, while waiting for the cable guy to arrive to change something....

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Marion

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Yup, it's me....the hopeless Blogger!!! Figured I would start the New Year right! I HAVE been reading my favourite Blogs, but most time I cannot comment, I have no idea why...something to do with the settings on my computer I think, but I can't figure it out.......

I won't bore everyone with all that's been happening around here......it's been typical.

We did loose our beloved border collie on Novenber 17th. We were all devasted! Nallie-dog was my friend...I loved her dearly...she was a unique and wonderful dog.(she was 13 1/2 and healthy until just about the end....) It was especially hard on my youngest....she grew up with Nallie and had no idea what life was like without her.....there was a lot of crying from everyone in the family that week...(and since....). We did however, add to our family with Hemi....who is now called "Herman" more than Hemi....he is a 5 month old pekingese/chihuahua...and he's adorable. It helps to have him...I could not imagine a house where a dog did not greet me at the door! We didn't get him to REPLACE Nallie, but to add to our household.

We had a great Holiday......the weather was mild and wonderful around here....no problems with travelling around the area at all.....

I made a swedish weave blanket, which was a Christmas gift to a dear friend....and I managed to finish up TWO cross-stitch pieces and get them professionally framed.

Please excuse the bad photos! While the weather is mild, and great for travelling, it is dark and rainy and not good for photos!

And that fellow Bloggers is my last few months in a nutshell!!!

Happy New Year to everyone!!

Marion

If you can spare a prayer of positive thought...

I am adding a link to a Blog that is on my sidebar...if you have a moment, please visit Emma Lee's Blog...it is documenting her brave struggle with cancer, and she could definitely use any extra prayers possible at this point, as could her family. She is a courageous woman, and a fantastic singer... http://raisinghopeforemmalee.blogspot.com/
Marion

I'm BAAAAAAAACK.......just saying...

Good morning! I am back...I've been thinking about restarting this for sometime, and decided that the first day of school....a new beginning for each of my children, would be a good day for me to have a new beginning with this Blog!!

So, my oldest daughter starts community college today, my son starts grade 12, and my youngest starts High School (grade 9) so, busy and challenging years for all three!

This summer just flew by...and it certainly wasn't because the weather was great...it wasn't...two days we made it to the beach...TWO DAYS!

I did start a part-time job in June.....I am working as a merchandiser for American Greeting Cards...(Carlton Cards)....just a few hours a week, and it is flexible...perfect for what I was looking for. I do enjoy it...money isn't great, but hey, it updates my resume, and gets me out there!

My best friend got married July 31, and is moving the end of this month to another province...I will miss her greatly, but I am happy for her. Most of July was spent working on her wedding gift...I made her a swedish weaving blanket....in record time...3 weeks!! ( I only had a month notice of her wedding...so was cutting it short!)

I have been stitching here and there...trying to dig out some of my UFO's and put some stitches in them......."Seven Days of Creation" has gotten some of my attention....and I have finished Jenny Bean...."Creation Sampler".

My goal for today...when everyone, including DH has left the house....ENJOY MY SECOND CUP OF COFFEE.....AND STITCH!!

Have a great day everyone!! Take time to enjoy "the little things".

Marion